Lockheed Testing 'Something' Along Colorado Highway?

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http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_27120237/bullet-looking-missile-thing-turns-heads-along-highway

Spokesman says it is some type of 'sensor' that is competition sensitive.
 
On a possibly related note: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/10/us-lockheed-skunkworks-idUSKBN0JO16S20141210
 
Mr. Havoc - the story mentions a 'glossy' 10 page Skunk Works brochure anyone able to locate this?
 
bobbymike said:
Mr. Havoc - the story mentions a 'glossy' 10 page Skunk Works brochure anyone able to locate this?

Sorry, haven't come across it yet.
 
bobbymike said:
Spokesman says it is some type of 'sensor' that is competition sensitive.
CUDA or NGM (or whatever it's being called now) seeker?
 
It seems ulikely that a classified missile sensor would be tested on a public highway. The one thing they would say about the object is that it's "not military." There is also a mention of an "unfortunate choice of enclosure."

Together, these comments suggest to me that it is a commercial sensor and that the shape is not indicative of its purpose. The all metal skin also suggests it's not a radio frequency sensor. In Maybe something like a gravimeter or electromagnetic sensor for oil exploration? That's just a wild guess but it seems more likely than aa missile seeker.
 
It's a new Coors beer dispensary - no need to refridgerate it anymore. -SP
 

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